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Northampton Cooperative Bank has a current checking account promotion that rewards new account holders and helps local businesses at the same time. Northampton Bank is a western Massachusetts based bank that is offering a $100.00 bonus for opening a new checking account with direct deposit. The $100.00 checking account is bonus is distributed to the

It may very well be time to visit Guam to enjoy the sun and sandy beaches, unfortunately this report is on the banks and bank CDs offered in Guam. Clearly, the first purpose to visit the island far outshines the later. Guam is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. The conditions

On October 31, 2008, Freedom Bank, Bradenton, FL was closed by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named Receiver.
Prior to today’s failure the previous bank failure was On October 24, 2008, when Alpha Bank & Trust, Alpharetta, GA was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and

Savings Bank of Mendocino County is a California based bank. The bank was founded in 1903 and is based in Ukiah. The bank offers personal and commercial banking services in the region. California Saving Bank of Mendocino County has 9 bank branches through out California.
Since its inception in 1903, the Savings Bank has been serving

Golden State Bank previously known as Golden State Business Bank is a state chartered commercial banking institution in California. The bank opened its doors in 2003. Golden State Bank has two bank branch locations in fast growing San Bernardino and Orange County. Golden State Bank provides banking products and services in California that includes checking

Yes. Your bank may still hold the funds per its funds availability policy. Or it may have placed an exception hold on the deposit. In many cases, if you know that the funds have been released by the paying bank, give this information to your bank and request an early release of

The basic insurance amount is $100,000 per depositor, per insured bank. This includes principal and accrued interest up to a total of $100,000. The $100,000 amount applies to all depositors of an insured bank except for owners of certain retirement accounts, which are insured up to $250,000 per owner, per insured bank.
Deposits in separate

While it continues to become more difficult to find CD rates that are 4.00% or greater without locking up your investment for four or more years, a local Nevada banking institution is offering that yield on a term of just two years. Community Bank of Nevada has the highest CD rate on a two tear

An expression given to financial institutions that offers a wide array of financial services in one company. Financial supermarkets can be brokerage companies, savings banks or banks. Most of these institutions will offer checking or checking like products such as money market mutual funds, mutual funds, insurance, bank credit cards, CDs, loans, insurance

Online banking offers many tangible features that more and more customers are gravitating towards. One feature often overlooked is that online bank account management brings us closer to a paperless nation. Online banking can save money and help the environment as well as save costs and increase an accounts rate of return. Managing bank accounts

Jonah Bank of Wyoming was established in 2006. Jonah Bank currently has two branches in Casper and Cheyenne, Wyoming. The bank offers a variety of savings accounts, transaction accounts and loans available for both consumers and commercial activity. Consumer bank products include checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, auto loans, mortgage

The highest CD rates available in the month of July have moved higher across all account maturities. Short term CD rates have popped right along with long term rates however, the middle of the yield curve for certificates of deposit have showed the strongest performance as the month of July comes to a close.
Average yields

CD rate cuts on the nation’s best CD rates seem to be coming to an end and perhaps the bottom of the market has finally been reached. In the most recent survey of bank CD rates performed by Selectcdrtaes.com on April 27, CD interest rates displayed a slight uptick in the average rate for all

Reversion of real or personal property to the State when a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or when the property, such as a bank account, has been inactive for a certain period of time.

Yes. Federal Reserve Board rules governing funds availability permit a bank to hold a large check ($5,000 or more) for up to seven business days if it’s a local check and up to 11 business days if it’s a non-local check.

A number of bank certificate of deposits currently available have yields that are well above the national average rate. But, bank CDs that are ten times the national average rate are fewer and finding these hidden financial gems takes a little bit work. Leaders among the bank CD rates that are ten times or above […]

The highest CD rates available in the month of July have moved higher across all account maturities. Short term CD rates have popped right along with long term rates however, the middle of the yield curve for certificates of deposit have showed the strongest performance as the month of July comes to a close. Average […]

As expected, the Federal Reserve announced another rate increase on March 15, 2017. The reaction by bank and bond rates to the Feds rate move was somewhat fickle. While some investors are becoming increasingly worried that the long trend of lower bank rates has been reversed, the impact in the bond and interest rate markets […]

Yes. The basic FDIC insurance amount applies to each separately chartered bank or savings association whether or not they internet based or not. In addition, you’re protected by the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, which governs consumer rights involving errors in the handling of electronic deposits, payments or withdrawals, and limits on consumer liability

“Breaking the buck” occurs when a money market fund is unable to repay its $1.00 NAV per share. Since Rule 2a-7 was adopted in 1983, only once has a money market fund failed to repay the full principal amount of its shareholders’ investments. In that case, a small institutional money market fund in 1994 “broke

Generally, if a national bank does not return cancelled checks to its customers, the bank must either retain the cancelled checks—or maintain the capacity to provide legible copies of the checks—for seven years.
The bank must provide you with a copy of any cancelled check within a reasonable period of time from your request.

Whether interest rates are low or high, compound interest shows its real power over longer investment horizons. More frequent compounding periods further increases the accumulation of interest earned on interest with any type of savings account. Start with small investments in a low minimum balance money market account or bank certificate of deposit if that’s

All fixed rate investments including bank CDs have various inherent types of risk. Two significant risks are inflation risk and credit risk. Inflation risk is the loss of value or diminished rate of return due to the erosion of purchasing power by rising interest rates brought on by higher levels of inflation. Credit risk is